Important: Comment Page Terms of Use

IMPORTANT: YOU MUST READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE Comment @ Cuttings Archive PAGE. BY ACCESSING AND USING THAT PAGE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE Comment @ Cuttings Archive PAGE.

 

General Rules and Conditions of Use

The following is a list of our policies and guidelines for using the Comment @ Cuttings Archive - all users are expected to follow these guidelines.

Please be aware that anyone posting comments that we deem as inappropriate (see Rules of Behaviour below) will be warned once and their post comment will be removed, if any similar comment is posted by the the same person again they will be IMMEDIATELY BANNED from commenting!

Haloscan, who run our commenting facility, log the IP address of everyone who adds comments (a unique identifying number for your computer) and we have the ability to block any IP address from making further comments. We may also report any abuses, particularly extreme personal attacks, threats, racism or hate speech to your ISP and any other relevant authorities.

When posting here, please take time to consider the relevance of your comments to the areas of interest covered on the main website and the items posted on the Comment @ Cuttings Archive page.

The posting form includes fields for Name, E-mail Address and URL. Please use your real name or a consistent nickname/handle when posting here. The use of different nicknames/handles or 'anonymous' may annoy other users and makes it appear that the poster has something to hide. You do not have to fill in the 'Email' field. Please only post URL's of related websites - any sites that are unrelated or contain content that may be deemed offensive will have their details removed and the related comment you make may also be removed.

The administrator is Roger Anderson, who is free to delete comment threads or individual postings at his discretion and without warning. However, this sort of administration is time-consuming, so please make life easier by making sure you follow the posting guidelines outlined above - those who consistently do not risk being banned without warning.

 

Rules of Behaviour

1. Personal Attacks

Personal attacks will not be tolerated. When online it is very easy to forget there is another human being on the other end of your attack please keep this in mind.

You may comment on our or another person's opinions or challenge a viewpoint, but to insult or attack anyone personally is not tolerated. If you feel you have been attacked, let us know - however, we reserve the right to make our own judgment about such behaviour.

 

2. Profanity

All comments containing profanity will be removed. Do remember, however, that what might not be considered profanity by some is considered profane by others so please be mindful of its effect on others.

 

3. Links and Spamming

We do not permit the spamming of links, or the blatant posting of ads for other websites so stay in topic. We permit only the following types of links:

1. Links to websites or forums related to Doctor Who or science fiction media, where appropriate
2. Personal sites of users
3. Links germane to a legitimate discussion topic (i.e. links to news stories, photos, etc. that are relevant in your discussions)

We reserve the right to remove any link without notice or explanation.

 

4. What will not be tolerated

Comments including any overt racism or hate speech against other users, individuals and/or groups will not be tolerated in any circumstance. Anyone making comments that we deem to be of this nature WILL BE BANNED WITHOUT NOTICE - we WILL NOT enter into any correspondence with anyone banned for this reason.

The use of this comment forum for any illegal behaviour will not be tolerated; we will not abide by any trading in illegal merchandise.

Users of this Forum will abide by the laws of the countries whose citizens make up the vast majority of our readership: the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

 

5. Requests from our administrator

If, at any time, our administrator makes a request to a user, said user is expected to follow the instructions. Your cooperation is appreciated.